Persistence wins. Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) a man of many outlandish ideas out in the Midwest, finds his way forward through monetizing the idea of Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman) - to make burgers fries and cola in a quik service format for the family - and the end of the drive-in culture. The Founder is a detailed biography of Ray and is as much about his ambition as his persistence and luck. To quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/calvincool414555.html
Showing posts with label Michael Keaton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Keaton. Show all posts
Friday, January 20, 2017
The Idea that clicked
Persistence wins. Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) a man of many outlandish ideas out in the Midwest, finds his way forward through monetizing the idea of Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman) - to make burgers fries and cola in a quik service format for the family - and the end of the drive-in culture. The Founder is a detailed biography of Ray and is as much about his ambition as his persistence and luck. To quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/calvincool414555.html
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Soaring
Riggan (Michael Keaton) aka Birdman - a stereoytped actor from yesteryears, is attempting to resurrect his career in the face of a hostile and unrelenting media reception, estranged daughter Sam (Emma Stone), demanding method actor Mike (Edward Norton) whom he cannot do without - but most of all the ghosts of Birdman lurking in his mind, that are telling him to let go of Broadway ambitions, and pander to the kitschy tastes of his loyal audience. Brilliantly executed, somewhat predictable, full of allegory. Well-packaged Academy Awards candidate
15/20
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Robotic
I like the intent behind this version of Robocop – the story of a near-dead-in-action
police officer Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman), a family man – and the objectives
of the megalithic Omnicorp to monetize him – turn him into an emotionless law
enforcement officer - literally drowning emotions with dopamine in the process.
But it does not come through in any meaningful degree. While wife Clara (Abbie
Cornish) plays the wronged housewife in a totally uncharacteristic role, it is
Dr. Norton (Gary Oldman) and his moral pangs that possibly lend some semblance
of thespian consistency in a movie that does not leave much of a mark on the
viewer
12/20
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